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List of Key Communicators

2009 Dr. Johnny Veselka, Executive Director, TASA
2008

Dr. Cathy Bryce, Superintendent, Highland Park ISD
2007

Leslie & Scott Milder, Friends of Texas Public Schools
2006

David Thompson, Bracewell & Giuliani
2005

Dawson Orr, Superintendent, Wichita Falls ISD
2004

John Stevens, Executive Director, Texas Business & Education Coalition
2003

Carolyn Boyle, Coordinator, Texas Coalition for Public Schools
2002

Annell Todd, Publisher, Texas School Business, & Exec. Dir., TSPRA
2001

Rep. Paul Sadler, State Representative
2000

Riney Jordan, Motivational Speaker
1999

Jack Christie, Former Chairman, State Board of Education
1998

Mike Moses, Commissioner of Education
1997

No Award
1996

Bailey Marshall, University Interscholastic League
1995

Carolyn Honea Crawford, State Board of Education
1994

Kathryn Whitfill, President, National PTA
1993

Ed Adams, Pat Hayes, Max Sherman & Jerry Supple


Help Wanted: Must Have Education
1992

Jack Goodwin, Eastman Chemical Co.; Donna Nicholson, Pine Tree ISD
1991

Bill Kirby, Texas Commissioner of Education, Retired
1990

Wayne Blevins, Superintendent, Alief ISD, TASA President
1989

Toody Byrd, Eanes ISD Counselor
1988

Henry Cisneros, Mayor, San Antonio
1987

Linus Wright, Undersecretary of Education, Superintendent, Dallas ISD
1986

Will Davis, Austin Attorney, State Board of Education
1985

James Vasquez, Superintendent, Edgewood ISD
1984

Betty Vondracek, Co-founder, Positive Parents of Dallas
1983

Mary Ann Leveridge, East Bernard PTA
1982

Ron Stone, Houston TV Anchorman
1981

H. Ross Perot, Dallas Businessman
 
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